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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrin-n.

STEPHEN P. RUSH, OF TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM T.

HENDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

MEAT-BLOC K1-ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,115, dated August29, 1893.

Application filed May 8, 1893- Serial no. 473,446. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN P. RUSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tyrone, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Meat- Block Attachment, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to meat block attachments, and has for its objectto provide simple and eifective means for securely clamping and holdinga piece of meat thereon during the operation of cutting or sawing, and

on the line wa:, Fig. 2. Fig.4is adetail perspective view of a slightmodification in the construction of the attachment.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a meat block used bybutchers, which may be of any size, shape and preferred form ofconstruction. To one side of the said block, near the bottom thereof, islocated a staple or guide 2, and at the upper part of the same is aplate 3, supporting a horizontally-disposed ear 4, with a verticalopening 5 extending therethrough that is arranged in alignment with thesaid staple or guide 2, and at its outer edge is formed with a head 6,having a screw-opening 7 extending therethrough and communicating withthe opening 5 in the ear 4. In the said screw-opening 7 is a setscrew 8,with a contiguous an'gularly-bent handle or grip 9,at the outer endthereof, and in the opening5 of the ear 4, and the staple or guide 2, isadjustably mounted a verticallydisposed rod 10, having a loweroutwardlybent end 11 adapted to be engaged by the foot of the operator,and an upper inwardlybent engaging arm 12, with a downwardlyprojectingspiked fork 13 at its inner end adapted to be pressed into and throughthe meat by, the pressure exerted on the lower bent end 11 to hold themeat upon the block for the purpose of cutting or sawingthe same. Whenthe rod has been properly adjusted it is held in its adjusted positionby the set-screw 8, which will hold the said rod at any requiredelevation against accidental movement.

In Fig. 4 a pair of the staples or guides is employed, and also a pairof yielding arms 14:, having their central meeting ends outturned andembracing a cam 15, which is pivoted'therein and adapted to lock the rodin its adjusted position in a manner similar to th e constructionheretofore set forth, the yielding arms acting .to produce a tension onthe cam when the latter is forced against the rod.

The device herein set forth in either of its forms, may be readilyapplied to any block now in use with very little trouble and expense,and its use dispenses with the employment of spikes which have beencommonly used and driven throughthe meat into the block, therebydefacing the latter. It will be understood that the spiked fork may haveas many points as desirable, and also that changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Incombination with a meat block having-guides on the side thereof, of arod adj ust ably mounted in said guides and having a lower out turnedend to be engaged by the foot of the operator, and an arm at the upperend thereof which projects over the top of the block and has adownwardly-extending inner spiked end, andmeans for clamping said rod inits adjusted position, substantially asdescribed. 2. The combinationwith a meat block, 0 a staple or guide on one side adjacent to the lowerpart thereof, a plate attached to the upper part of the side of saidblock and carrying an ear with a vertical opening therein and a headWith a screw-opening communicating with said vertical opening, aelamping screw In testimony that I claim the foregoing as mounted insaid screw-opening, and a rod 10- my own I have hei'eto aflixed mysignature in to cated and vertically movable in the said ear thepresence of two Witnesses.

and staple or guide having a lower out turned STEPHEN P RUSH end and anupper inwardly-extending arm with a downwardly-projecting inner spikedWitnesses:

end shaped as a fork, substantially as de- W. WVALTON,

scribed. H. B. CALDERWOOD.

